Lamp or lantern globe



A. P. STORRS LAMP 0R LANTERN GLoE- Filed March 29, 1922 TOR.

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Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.AARON P. STORES, OF OWEGO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO STORRS MICA COMPANY, OF OWEGO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LAMP 0R LANTERN GLOBE.

Application filed March 29, 1922.

T 0 all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, AARON P. STORES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Owego, Tioga County, State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Lamp or Lantern Globe, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to chimneys or globes for lamps, lanterns or the like, and more particularly to lantern globes in cylindrical form comprising annular top and bottom members united by narrow metallic strips or rails, and wit-h the spaces between the rails enclosed by means of mica panels, with an opening in the globe through which access to the burner or burners may be had, and a sliding door or panel for closing said opening.

The objects of the invention are to produce an article of the character described which will be cheap to construct, which may be shipped in knock-down condition, which may be easily assembled in operative form without the use of tools and by unskilled persons, and in which the sliding door o1 panel may be retained in open position.

These and further objects will more fully appear in the following specication and accompanying drawings, considered together or separately.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like parts in all of the several figures are designated by corresponding characters of reference, and in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a globe em bodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view, with parts broken away, on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention a rectangular frame comprising longitudinal members 1 and 2 spaced apart and secured in spaced relation by means of a plurality of strips or rails 3, is provided, and the spaces between the strips are enclosed by means of mica panels il. The members 1 and 2 and the rails 3 may be of any desired material and construction.

Each `0f the members 1 and 2 is provided Vwith a perforation near each vextremity Serial No. 547,743.

thereof, whereby when the frame carrying the mica panels is bent to cylindrical form wjth the ends of the frame overlapping, the perforations in the member 1 will be in almement, and the perforations in the member 2 will be in alinement. The ends of the members 1 and 2 are now secured together preferably by means of an ordinary paper fastener 5 passing through each perforation.

The strips or rails 6, 6 preferably at or near the center of the rectangular frame are bent to triple reiiex form whereby each rail will form three pockets 7, 8 and 9 longitudinally of the rails and extending between the members 1 and 2. Vithin each of the pockets 8 is clamped an edge of a panel 4 the opposite edge of which is secured in or to the rail 3 nearest the rail 6.

Hthin the pockets 9 is clamped a short mica panel 10 which has one of its edges secured to the member 1. The panel 10 preferably extends to a point half way between the members 1 and 2,` and its lower end is supported 1n any suitable manner, as by means of a binding element l1 clamped in the pockets 9.

The outer element 12 of each rail 6 is shorter than the rail proper, and Said element terminates below and in proximity to the lower or inner edge of the member 1, as shown in 2.

Slidably mounted in the pocket 7 formed by the element 12 is a gate or door 13 preferably formed of sheet metal. The door is preferably provided at opposite edges with bent out portions 14, and with two struck up, opposed lips 15 intermediate the edges, adapted to be used as linger pieces for the purpose of moving the door to opened or closed position.

That portion of each elelnent 12 coincident with the sides of the panel 10 is pressed inward to more or less obstruct the pocket 7, and that extremity of each element 12 with in proximity to the member 1 is bent out-4 ward to provide for a flaring entrance to the pockets 7 whereby the door 13 may be readily inserted in the pockets, and the bent in portions of the elements 12 will frictionally retain the door in position above the opening below the lower edge of the panel 10.

The bent out lip 14 at the bottom of the door 13 will engage over the upper edge of the member 2 and prevent the entrance of airat this point. The lip 14 at the top l the rails' 3 edge of the door will prevent the edgeuto the door from engaging the surface of the panel and marring the same. The door, as will be seen, is reversible and either end may be at the top or bottonn l 4 The frame with the mica panels in position is made up in ilat shape. The frame is now rolled or bent into cylindrical form, but the edges are not secured"together: The frame will retain, more or less, the cylindrical form, and a plurality of them may be nested yone within the other for shipment.

The globe is assembled in cylindrical form by bringing the edges into overlappedv position and passing securing elements such as paper fastenings, in the perforations in the members 1 and 2 respectively. y

The door 13 may be made from a flat piece of material, and inV its iiattened condition be placed in position in the flattened frame, whereby when the latter is bent to form, the door will also be bent to the same curvature, Vor the door may be of curved form, and be inserted in the pockets 7 after the frame is bent to form, the latter method being preferred.

The upper member 1 will, when the globe is in cylindrical form, form an extension of the globe which extends upward into the lamp or lantern frame to positionthe globe therein. The said member may be of any desired height.v

The lower elge of the member 1 to form a double return bend, which bend will not only reinforce the lowerV edge of tliemember but will form a downwardly opening annular pocket into which the upper ends of and 6, and the upper edges of the panels 4 and 10 are secured. g

The member 1 forms the upper part of .the globe and likewise forms the means for securing the panels to the rails, and the rails and panels to the member.

The short panel 10 extends to a point. below the lower end of a burner carried within the globe, or of a mantle carried by the burner, wlierebywhen the slide 13 is raised permitting accessv to the interior of the globe, the mantle will not be in line with the opening and the danger of injury to the mantle from Contact with a match or otherlighting medium, will 'be eliminated. l

lIn accordance with the provisions of the A patent statutes the principle of theA invention h as been described, together with the apparatus which is now,consideredy to represent the best embodiment thereof, but it is desired to have it understood that the apparatus shown isinerely illustrative, and that theinvention may be carried out in other ways.

Having now described the invention, what is" claimed as new and desired to be secured by `Letters Patent,`is as follows :fi-

' l. A device :ofthe character described,

comprising atop member and a bottom member, a pair of spaced' members joining the top and bottom members and forming an opening bounded by said members, a transparentpanel filling the upper portion of said space, said panel being rigidly secured to thetop and spaced members, a door slidably carried by said spaced members and adapted to close the balance of the opening, means for securing the door in open position, and means other than t-liey securing means for preventing removal of the door.

2. device of the character described, having horizontal top and bottom members secured together in spaced parallel relation by means of spaced vertical rails and forining a frame, each of said rails comprising a sheet metal strip folded longitudinally thereof to W-shape iii cross section thus forming three longitudinal pockets, saidV rails being so arranged relatively to each other that two pockets of one'rail will be opposite two pockets of the other rail, one of the leaves of each strip being shorter than other leaves of said strip, said short leaves terminating in proximity to the top member, one pocket in each rib being shorter than anothery pocket, a mica panel filling the frame for a portion only of its length, said panel engaging in and clamped to a pair ofoppositely opposed pockets in the rails, vthe lower edge of the top member being folded over and clamped 'to the long leaves of the rails and to the upperedge of the mica panel, a door adapted -to fill the frame below the panel, said door being slidably mounted insaid short open ended pockets, and means for preventing' ready removal of the door from theV pockets,

3. A vdevice of the character described, having horizontal top and bottom members secured together in spaced parallel relation by means of spaced vertical rails, and forming a frame. each of said rails comprising a Vsheet metal strip folded longitudinally thereof to VW-shape in cross section thus forming three longitudinal pockets, said rails being so arranged relatively to each other that twopockets of one rail will be opposite two pockets of the other iail,-one of they leavesof each strip being shorter than other leaves of said strip said short leaves terminating in proximity to the top ,member, one pocket in each rib being shorter than anotherpocket, a mica panel filling the frame for a' portion onlyof its length, said kpanel engaging in .and clamped to, a pair of oppositely opposed pockets in the rails, the

lower edge of the top member being folded over `and clamped to the long leaves of the rails and tothe upper edge of the mica panel, ay dooi adapted to fill the frame below the panel, saidv door being slidably mounted inA said short open ended pockets,

said short leaves being bent inward above the door for preventing` ready removal of the door from the pockets.

ll. A device of the character described, having horizontal top and bottom members secured together in spaced parallel relation by means of spaced vertical rails, and forming a frame, each of said rails comprising a sheet metal strip folded longitudinally thereof to W-shape in cross section thus forming three longitudinal pockets, said rails being so arranged relatively to each other that two pockets of one rail will be opposite two pockets of the other rail, one of the leaves of each strip being shorter than other leaves of said strip said short leaves terminating in proximity to the top member, one pocket in each rib being shorter than another pocket, a mica panel filling the frame for a portion only of its length, said panel engaging in and clamped to a pair of oppositely opposed pockets in the rails, the lower edge of the top member being folded over and clamped to the long leaves of the rails and to the upper edge of the mica panel, a door adapted to lill the frame below the panel, the upper and lower edges of said door being bent outward, said door being slidably mounted in said short open ended pockets, said short leaves being bent inward above the door for preventing ready removal of the door from the pockets.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a cylindrical globe having binding members at the top and bottom thereof, a pair of rails extending longitudinally of the globe and spaced apart to form an opening' in the peripheral wall of said globe, said opening` being bounded by said binding members and rails, a transparent panel secured within and filling a portion of said opening, a panel slidably mounted in said rails and adapted to close or disclose the rest of said opening, friction means for supporting the sliding' panel in open position whereby the panel may be readily moved to closed position, and a mantle carried within the globe and positioned in lateral alinement with said transparent panel.

This specification signed and witnessed this 27th day of March, 1922.

AARON P. STORES.

lVitnesses HELENA OSHAUGHNnssY, FRED G. HonToN. 

